Kwanzaa comes along
Just one time a year
We’re so happy it’s come
Weave a m’keka, let’s drink
From the kikumbé, zawadi
For everyone
Celebrate for seven days
Light the
Kinara, let’s let
The holiday shine
Let’s all get the
Kwanzaa spirit
And we’ll have a real good time
by D. Saphra
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Same challenge as last week...
ReplyDelete1) look up unfamiliar words
2) discuss the celebrations that surround this "new" holiday
3) compare the celebrations of this holiday to what you might celebrate with your family!
Good Luck!
This poem is very discriptive on how they celebrate. They say a lot about what you can do on this holiday. Such as " weave a m'keka" "let's drink from the kizumbe" " light the kinara". I also wonder what time of the year this holiday comes around in. I am going to goole this. This is a week long celebration. It starts on December 26 right after Christmas to January 1.
ReplyDelete"Let's let the holiday shine,Let's all the Kwanzaa spirit,And we'll have a real good time" is my favorite line.This is my favorite line because strangely, even though this poem is about Kwanzaa it reminds me of Christmas. I don't really know what a kikumbe' is but I'm pretty sure it's some kind of cup. Also I am going to Google m'keka and zawadi.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Adrianna,I love your post keep up the good work!
Great Poem!
ReplyDeleteMrs. Mesnick I read this poem and I think this poem is very discriptive like Adrianna said. The part that I think that is very discriptive is weaving a m'keka, I pretty sure that a m'keka is a traditional dress that they where on Kwanzaa. My favorite line in the poem is celebrate for seven days light the kinara, let's the holiday shine, the reason why I like this poem is because it talks about celebrating and I love to celebrate.
ReplyDeleteAdrianna I love your post and I also love Tierra's these comments are very thoughtful, keep up the outstanding work my fellow classmates
ReplyDeleteThank - you Tierra! You keep up the good work too!
ReplyDeleteKayla-I love your post I like the way you extend your vocabulary.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Kala and Adrianna-I Don't know why I always tell you too to "keep up the good work because you always do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks a lot Kayla and Tierra. You guys are working very hard and I think you two will get a great grade on this post for the week.
ReplyDeleteThis poem reminds me of how I spend christmas time. On christmas time I go over to my Aunt Emma's house which is in PA. We stay up all night partying and having fun but we don't make anyhting like arts and crafts like they do and of course we don't light something like the menorah's that were talked about I the last poem. We do drink sparkling apple cider and eat a lot of cookies and other treats that we make, just like in the poem when they say " let's drink from the kizumbe".
I like this poem because it reminds me of Hanukkah. This poem has some similarities to the Hanukkah like the meorah but they call it the Kinara. They celabrate 7 days of Kwanza instead of 8 days of Kwanza like the people who celabrate Hanukkah.
ReplyDeleteI like this poem because it reminds me of Hanakah. Does Hanakkah have eight days of peasents?My friend his name is Scott and he celebrates Hanakkah as well. I never met anyone who celebrates Kwanzaa.What is a Kinara? Adrianna thanks for telling me when the celebration goes on.
ReplyDeleteP.S keep up the outstanding work!!!!!!!
Mrs.Mesnick,I found out what a zawadi is it is a gift that is given as reward for commitments made and kept.They are not given automaticly but based on merit.Also,I found out that the m'keka symbolizes the foundation in wich correct knowlege and true understanding are built our African traditoins and heritages.It also symbolizes the foundation upon wich we build for ourselves and future generations.Unfortunetly I could not not find the definishon of kikumb`e,but I stil think it's a cup!
ReplyDeleteTyler, your comment is very pleasant keep up the great work.
ReplyDeleteTierra thankyou for the comment those comments are what push me to do even better.
Adrianna your comments are so well thought out, I love how you give a definition that is not really familar to some of os in class, Keep up your exellent comments.
Adrianna and Devin-I love your post!!!Devin- I know what you mean this poem does have some similarities to the Kwanzaa poem. Adriana- All that partying you do must be fun!I like cookies and spraklling cider too!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I am so impressed with you guys! This is a great discussion!
ReplyDeleteAdrianna- great "googling" to find the time of Kwanzaa, that is an important fact. I also love how you post a memory. Keep up the fantastic work!
Tierra- I love how you choose a line and discuss it and relate it to Christmas. Fantastic work! I also love how you look up the unfamiliar words!
Kayla- I love to celebrate too! Great work! Can you look up M'Keka?
Devin- Great way to relate the two holidays we learned about. Nice job!
Tyler- great relating to Hanukkah. I don't know anyone who celebrates Kwanzaa. Can you google a Kinara?
Please remind Richard, Inesha, Elijah and Joy to post on this! Keep up the fantastic work!
Mrs mesnick what does m'ikala mean
ReplyDeletemrs mesnick what does mikala mean
ReplyDeletenever mind about the word i found out what mkeka means
ReplyDeleteIt is a straw mat made in africa
ReplyDeletemkeka means astraw african bed that is made of yellow red and green african straws
ReplyDeleteI think tihs poem is very interesting But hard to understand the poem to.I just wanted to say uthat thee poemis outstanding.
ReplyDeletea know someone who celebrates kwanza. she is in catskill but she says it is a butiful timee for them. if i cele brated kwanza i would love to have a good time with the famiily at the special time of year. i my self cecabrate christmam. i wonder what kwanza is for . i should ask Adriana, i always thought she was really smart. mrs.mesnick i was just wondering, who in your family dided? you don't have to answer , i was just thinking about my uncle victor who has recently dided. i know how you fell. you fell like you just want to curl up and cry as hard as you can. i miss him alot.
ReplyDeletesincerly , joy
sorry i spelled some words wrong in the text i wrote. i meant to say that i celebrate CHRISTMAS not Christmam.lol*
ReplyDeleteThank you Richard and Elijah for looking up words. Please don't ask me what they mean when you have the tools to look it up yourself.
ReplyDeleteJoy- I am so sorry about your uncle. I really appreciate your sympathy. It was a hard and sad couple of weeks for me but I am feeling better now. You have really eased a lot of pain for me by letting me know that you care. You are a wonderful and caring little girl!
Love, Mrs. M.
THIS IS A FUNNY STORY BECAUSE I DONT NOW THESE WORDS
ReplyDeleteTHE STOPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWING EVENIG WAS A FUN POEM TO READ AND I LIKE THE RYEMES IN IT.AND IT REALLY TALK ABOUT SNOW AND I LIKE TO READ THE POEM..
ReplyDeletethis story is a nice story to injoy. sit down with your family and read it.
ReplyDeleteTHE POEM I READING WAS KWANZA I DIDNT KNOW THE WORDS FROM IT I THINK IF I NOW WHAT IT THE WORDWAS OR WHAT IT MENT THEN I WOULD LIKE IT.
ReplyDeleteI THINK THE POEM I WAS CANDIE CANE IT WAS A RYEME SORY IN RED HIGH LIGHTS IT IS VERY NICE AN IT WAS LIKE THE RED LINES IS FOR YOU BLOOD AND A J FOR YOUR NAME AND I THINK IT IS TALKING ABOUT LIKE MAY BE GIVEING A GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS LIKE A GINGER BREAD COOKIE OR SOME THING AND THEY ARE GOING TO SEND IT TO THEM FOR CHRISTMAS..
ReplyDeleteI like the part when they said they get pressents for seven days i wish i celebrateded that holiday but i don't
ReplyDeletei LIKE THIS STORY
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